Rivers in Colorado

Cherry Creek (CO) near Parker

Douglas County, ColoradoNWS CPKC2USGS 3931091044Boulder office

Below flood stage
6.68ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 4:15 AM MDT

Flood stage
8.50 ft
Record crest
12.29 ft2012

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood12.00 ft
Moderate flood10.00 ft
Minor flood8.50 ft
Action7.50 ft
  1. 12.00 ftWATER TO BASE OF BRIDGE 4 MILES NORTH OF FRANKTOWN.
  2. 10.00 ftWATER INTO YARDS OF HOUSES NEAR PARKER.
  3. 8.50 ftCONSIDERABLE LOWLAND AND MEADOW FLOODING ALONG REACH.
  4. 7.50 ftWATER OVERFLOWS BANKS INTO LOW LYING AREAS.

Crest history

27 crests on NOAA’s list since 1992.

#DateStage
1June 6, 201212.29 ft
2September 14, 201310.25 ft
3July 30, 19989.65 ft
4June 13, 20168.98 ft
5June 23, 20098.96 ft
6June 11, 20158.88 ft
7July 14, 20118.66 ft
8May 1, 19998.08 ft
9August 18, 20047.86 ft
10April 28, 20077.20 ft
11June 29, 19957.17 ft
12July 31, 20106.78 ft
13March 9, 20196.75 ft
14August 16, 20086.63 ft
15August 6, 20016.47 ft
16July 12, 19926.43 ft
17March 5, 20206.42 ft
18May 18, 20176.37 ft
19July 3, 20066.31 ft
20August 18, 19976.18 ft
21August 30, 20036.07 ft
22May 27, 19936.05 ft
23May 3, 20185.89 ft
24August 27, 20025.64 ft
25April 15, 20055.58 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 5, 2020: 6.42 ft
  • March 9, 2019: 6.75 ft
  • May 3, 2018: 5.89 ft
  • May 18, 2017: 6.37 ft
  • June 13, 2016: 8.98 ft
  • June 11, 2015: 8.88 ft
  • September 14, 2013: 10.25 ft
  • June 6, 2012: 12.29 ft
  • July 14, 2011: 8.66 ft
  • July 31, 2010: 6.78 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.